Mold for fenceposts



De.19,1922. Y' L BISTORMSI 1,439,033..

' MOLD FOR FENCEPOSTS.v

FILED APR. 18, 1922.

www Mlm Patented Der. l2, 1922..

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JESSE B. STORIES', OF LOCIKPOET, NEVI YORK.

MOLD FOR FENCEPOSTS.

appucanonalea Aprii is, 1922.

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Be it known that l, JESSE P. iroiziis a citizen of the United States, residingl at Lockport, in the county ot Niagara and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Mold for Fenceposts, oit 'which the following is a specilication.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted to be employed for the tasliioning of concrete tence posts and like structures although the novel device of the present invention may be applied to molding structures `of widely difierent types.

The present invention aims to inrovide a' means ttor forcing the side walls of the mold apart and for drawing the side walls together, this means including an element having limited movement with respect to `one side wall, thereby permitting the actuating lever to move out of knuclding engagement with one side wall before the sidewalls are forced positively apart'. A further object ot the invention is to provide novel means whereby one o'l' the end walls mounted between the side walls and held in place therebetween. A further object oi the invention is to improve generally.` the mechanism whereby the side walls of the mold are spaced apart and brought together.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds. the invention resides in the combination and arrangement et parts and in the details of construction hereinafter dc'- scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of lthe invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ot what is claimed without departing trom the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings j F igure 1 shows in perspective a mold constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan of the structure depicted in Figure 1; Y

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1, the actuating lever being disposed in that position which it will assume when the Walls oi" the mold are forced apart; and

Figure 4 is a perspective of the product which the mold is adapted to fashion;

Figure 5 is a detail perspective of the primary attaching member; and

Serial No. 554,553.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective of the link which is removable with the primary attaching member.

ln carrying out the invention there is provided a primary side wall 1 and a secondary wall 2. 1t each end oit the mold duplicate structures are provided for the purpose oit separating the side walls 1 and 2 forr the purpose of drawing them together. But one of 1these structures will be described in detai side wall 1 and secured thereto by means oli screws or bolts 3 is a primary attaching member l having an angular extension 5 dis:- poSed transversely ot' the end 4face of the primary wall 1.' The secondary attachingmember 6 is secured to the other side face of the secondary wall. 2. the secondary attaching 'member 6 being provided with a protruding' end 7 projecting beyond the adjacent end face of the secondary wall 2. The supporting member.v preferably taking the form of a threaded element extended through the protruding end 7 or" the attaching mem'- ber 6, the supporting member being denoted by the numeral S. There are nuts N upon `the supporting member 8, the nuts N engaging opposite faces of the protruding end 7 of the secondary attaching member 6, thereby to provide 't'or an adjustement et the support- .ing member 6 and the inner end ot the Supporting member 8 is upturned its indicated in Figure 3 the end 9 carries the pivot 1() constituting a fulcrum for one end of the lever 11. A. pivot l2 is located intermediate the ends ot the lever 11, the pivot 12 being connected with the inner end of a link 14E the outer end of the link 14 being united by a pivot element 15 with the angular extension 5 of the primary attaching' member 4. Projecting from the angular vextension 5 of 'the attaching member 4 is a stud 16.v adapted to be received in a slot 17 formed in the upper edge of the link 14.

The side walls 1 and 2 are' equipped adjacent one end with recesses 18 receiving the end `wall 19. The side walls 1 and 2 are equipped adjacent the other end with recesses 20, the recesses 2O are each supplied with seats 21, against which the wall 22 is adapted to rest. lt is to be noted that the walls 23 and 24 iare toward the longitudinal side of the mold. the walls 23 converging towards the seats 21. Owing to the fact that Applied to t-he outer face of the primary i the walls converge 'towards the seats 2l, the walls constituting a means Yfor guiding the end wall 22 into the seats 21, to form an anchor on the bottom of post. c

lt is to be observed that the attaching members a and 6 extend past the recesses 18 at the other end of the mold. Therefore, the attaching` members and 6 serve to en- 'force the side walls 1 and 2 and to set the weakening ot the side walls which is incident to the formation of the recesses 18 and 20.

Secured to one oi? the side walls, preterably to the side wall 1, is a plate to which is pivoted one end o'la yoke 26, the tree end of which is adapted to engage the cute face of the secondar'7 wall 2, to reinforce the walls and to prevent them from springing apartk during `the molding operation.

n practical operation, the walls 1 and 2 are spaced upon a suitable pallet y(not shown) in Fig. 3, the lever 11 is swung over in the direction of the arrow A until one edge of the lever 11 rests upon the upper edge of the jin-otruding end of the secondary attaching member 5. 'll/hen the lever is thus positioned, the pivot 12 which connects the rlever 11 with the link 14 willv be disposed below the pivot 10, which connects the lever 11 with the rip-turned end 9 of the supporting member 8, formation et the upturncd end `9 permitting this relation between the pivots 10 and 12. 'The lever 11 and the link 14rwill, therefore, be disposed in lmuck'led relation so that the separation of the side walls 1 and 2 will be possible only when the lever 11 is manipulated manually.

lVhen it is desired to separate the walls 1 and 2 the lever11 is swung in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow A. Owing to the lact that the link 14- is slotted as shownat 17 to receive the stud 16, the link 141; will have a slight movement betere the stud 16 engages with the link. This slight movement will permit the lever 11 to rise at its tree end su'iciently to litt the pivot element 12 above the pivot element 10, thereby permitting` the lever 11 and the linlr 1ll`to move out of locked relation. Subsequently, the stud 16 will come into Contact with the link 14 at' the base oi` theslot or notch 17, vas shown in Figure 3, whereupon, it the lever 11 `be swung at itsvfree end in a direction opposite to that indicated' by the arrow A, the walls l and 2 will'be forced apart.

The man er of mounting the end Walls in place, notablyv the manner ot mounting the end wall 22, has been dealt with specilically hereinbei'ore, and. these operations will. be thoroughly7 understood without further description.

rhe side walls 1 and 2 converge slightly, and when the concrete is dumped `between the walls 1 and 2 and tamped down therebetween. the base indicated by the numeral in Figure a, will be formed. Owing to the fact that the walls 28 yand 24C of the recesses 20 liars toward the longitudinal center of the mold, the head 323 may be removed from the mold. lt is to be noted that although the faces 23 and 24 converge, they do not meet atasharp angle. Consequently the side walls of the head 32 which forms an anchor on the bottom of post are blunt, as indicated at 33, there being no sharp angle in the head 32 at this point which angle, of course, can not be readily chipped of, and broken in use and in the removal of the mold from the post.

Having thus y, described the invention what is claimed is:- y

A mold comprising primary and second ary side walls, the lwalls having recesses in their inner faces, an end wall held in the recesses at one end of the recesses, attaching means at each end ofthe walls, each attaching means comprising-a primary and secondary attaching member, a projection formed on eachV primary attaching member, asupporting member longitudinally adjustable on the secondary attaching member, means on the supporting member for holding the same in adjusted position upon the secondary attaching member, Va linlr pivotally connected to the primary attachingmember and adapted to engage the :projection to space the walls apart, the supporting member having an angular end, a'lever pivoted'to the link and having pivotal connection with the angular end to move below the pivotal connection between the levers, and said angular end, `and the secondary attaching member constituting a stop for preventing a downward movement of the free end of the lever.

In testimony that l claim the toregoing as my own, I have hereto aiXed mysignature in 'the presence of two witnesses.

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Witnesses i VVADswon'rH H. Wnnn, Lno M. RUHLMANN. 

